'The trick in a democratic battle is to highlight those aspects of one's personality which are the opposite of the 'enemy's',' argues Amulya Ganguli.
Priyanka becomes the first global icon to have four Madame Tussaud waxworks modelled on her image.
There is much to learn from the life of Ravana says Anand Neelakantan, author of Asura, tale of the vanquished, the story of Ravana and his people.
Roshni, also a trained classical musician, came on the board of HCL Technologies in 2013 and was vice chairperson. Shiv Nadar would continue to be MD of the company with designation as chief strategy officer.
In the third of the series, Suren Kochchar offers six pointers to help women achieve financial goals. An International Women's Day Special.
The US has the distinction of destroying a flawed but functioning State thrice since 1979. Pakistan has been their constant accomplice, explains Shekhar Gupta.
Serious Men is one of the sharpest movies of Sudhir Mishra's career, observes Sukanya Verma.
Ever seen as the perennial 'No 2' in the Congress, on whose ticket he became a Rajya Sabha member for the first time in 1969, Mukherjee may have missed becoming the prime minister on a couple of occasions, but still he was the man to whom the government looked to during times of crisis
Shubir Rishi feels Khiladi 786 is a wannabe funny movie, an assault on our collective intellect.
'He also granted the temple freedom from all taxes and decreed that no one could litigate against it ever.'
A tribute to the legend's evergreen spirit through some of the most significant gems of his illustrious career.
Yogini and wellness entrepreneur Radhika Iyer Talati tells you how simple modifications in your lifestyle can help you lead a healthy life.
Barack Obama's mother was a truly unusual person, a woman with a curiosity, a keen intellect, and an internationalist orientation much ahead of her times, says B S Prakash after reading A Singular Woman
Gandhi expressed deep pain and distress at the passing away of Jaitley.
'I know his principles and his teachings will continue to guide me in the years to come,' says Tanvi Dubey, paying homage to her mentor Ram Jethmalani.
'Counter-insurgency operations cannot be conducted by following inflexible SOPs.' 'It is unwise to enter jungles with a large body of troops without precise intelligence,' asserts counter-insurgency expert Brigadier Narender Kumar (retd).
In IT, the two-way flow of investments and intellect has been central to the growing linkage, which provides a great opportunity for both nations to improve the quality of life of their citizens, says Raman Roy.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Had it not been for the intellectual dominance and political legitimacy of the Leftist philosophy since 1970, would EPW have become what it did? After all, there were other more established journals around then, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
'Savarkar was the closest the RSS had to a freedom movement icon, however flawed.' 'Indira Gandhi wasn't going to gift him to them.' 'And a non-career politician like Dr Singh understands it.' 'It is just that his party never listened to him,' says Shekhar Gupta.
'The return of India to its own civilisational values can never endanger freedoms as pluralism is the bedrock of our culture,' assert Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd) and Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Celebs pay tribute to Girish Karnad.
The former Central Intelligence Agency director, was confirmed by the Senate by 57-42 votes. He replaced Rex Tillerson, who was fired by US President Donald Trump last month.
Every writer has his own style and perception that is characteristic of them and in turn immortalises them. Sujatha will, like Kalki, T Janakiraman, Devan, Kannadasan, Pudumaipiththan, La Sa Ra, live with us through his writings.
The backing of a major liberal media establishment will undoubtedly be seen as a shot in the arm for both major party candidates as they wrestle through the nomination.
The fast bowler's beguiling mix of aggression, control and intellect may make him the most feared of the Australian pace trio with the Dukes ball in hand.
The Pay Commission has come up with its own formulations over pay and precedence. While it had the authority to look into matters of pay, it did not have the licence to tamper with precedence. And by doing what it has done, it has ensured that the carefully worked out counter-insurgency mechanism stands on the verge of collapsing. The primacy accorded to the army vis--vis police, state and central, is being systematically being whittled away
The study showed that the higher your level of social interaction, the better your cognitive functioning. The relationship was reliable for all age groups, from the youngest through the oldest.
That day is not too far when artificial intellignce could be on a par with human intellect by the 2020s, said American computer guru Ray Kurzweil.
Jaitley's endorsement of Upadhyaya doesn't come as a surprise, for the latter has been the source of ideological guidance and moral inspiration for the BJP since its inception.
''Computer power will match human intelligence by the 2020s, and it will be able to solve some of the most intractable problems of the 21st century,'' the Independent quoted American computer guru Ray Kurzweil as saying, in his address to the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Comparing the effects of foster care with institutional child-rearing, the research took IQ tests and found that the foster children scored an average of 81 in comparison to 73 among the children brought up in an orphanage. On the other hand, children grew up in their biological families had an average IQ of 109 at the same age.
The 84-year old veteran Congressman, who died from post-COVID complications on Monday, was a Nehru-Gandhi family loyalist.
For most of this present decade, IT firms in India were at the forefront of distorting the compensation structure.
While most professionals are experts in subject matter when it comes to their fields, they rely on methods learnt at school when it comes to writing business messages.
The Sikhs love a good fight, and that's what the Modi government has given them.
It was a many splendoured political career, which ended at the presidential palace. But the prime minister's post eluded him, even though it was a position he openly aspired for.
It is time to shrug off the ideological shackles about the way we work, play and live, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Perfect occasion for Sukanya Verma to look into all the Woh woes in Hindi cinema.
The SC nominee has rejected as "completely false" the sexual assault allegation
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